27 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Tell me to let it go lol.. I was literally responding to your "Snarkiness" response 👍

Once again you come off being overly sensitive over the smallest things.

Whatever, dude. I ask a question. I was hoping for more than a bleeding obvious answer and some microaggression. But you do you.

There were distinct similarities in game styles with Vic’s game against WA. The Scott / King connection.

1 hour ago, Deestar9 said:

no wind

its normally blowing a gale out there

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

He did play for Casey. I only saw the last 15 minutes of the match but was told he went well.

Thanks Ghostwriter how did the Sausage Sizzle go, looked like a good crowd at Casey and most would have been very happy.👍😁

42 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

Has this thread jumped the snark?

Of course not. We're 2nd on the Preseason Ladder.

Team	W	L	D	F	A	%	PTS
ST KILDA	1	0	0	107	36	297.22	4
MELBOURNE	1	0	0	135	49	275.51	4
ESSENDON	1	0	0	118	68	173.53	4
FREMANTLE	1	0	0	81	53	152.83	4
SYDNEY SWANS	1	0	0	99	66	150.00	4
GWS GIANTS	1	0	0	104	75	138.67	4
ADELAIDE	1	0	0	94	75	125.33	4
HAWTHORN	1	0	0	111	94	118.09	4
CARLTON	1	0	0	103	88	117.05	4
BRISBANE LIONS	0	1	0	88	103	85.44	0
GEELONG	0	1	0	94	111	84.68	0
PORT ADELAIDE	0	1	0	75	94	79.79	0
COLLINGWOOD	0	1	0	75	104	72.16	0
W. BULLDOGS	0	1	0	66	99	66.67	0
WEST COAST	0	0	0	53	81	65.43	0
RICHMOND	0	1	0	68	118	57.63	0
N. MELBOURNE	0	1	0	49	135	36.3	0
GOLD COAST	0	1	0	36	107	33.64	0

9 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Of course not. We're 2nd on the Preseason Ladder.

Team	W	L	D	F	A	%	PTS
ST KILDA	1	0	0	107	36	297.22	4
MELBOURNE	1	0	0	135	49	275.51	4
ESSENDON	1	0	0	118	68	173.53	4
FREMANTLE	1	0	0	81	53	152.83	4
SYDNEY SWANS	1	0	0	99	66	150.00	4
GWS GIANTS	1	0	0	104	75	138.67	4
ADELAIDE	1	0	0	94	75	125.33	4
HAWTHORN	1	0	0	111	94	118.09	4
CARLTON	1	0	0	103	88	117.05	4
BRISBANE LIONS	0	1	0	88	103	85.44	0
GEELONG	0	1	0	94	111	84.68	0
PORT ADELAIDE	0	1	0	75	94	79.79	0
COLLINGWOOD	0	1	0	75	104	72.16	0
W. BULLDOGS	0	1	0	66	99	66.67	0
WEST COAST	0	0	0	53	81	65.43	0
RICHMOND	0	1	0	68	118	57.63	0
N. MELBOURNE	0	1	0	49	135	36.3	0
GOLD COAST	0	1	0	36	107	33.64	0

Plus pick 1 from Gold Coast.

MELBOURNE

Result: 80-point win over North Melbourne (129-49)

What we learned: Dees fans would be going into 2026 with more optimism after a dominant 80-point win over North Melbourne in Casey in a game the Pickett cousins put on a show. Melbourne unofficially kicked off the Steven King era on a high note and a preview into some exciting footy to come this season. The Dees played a more daring brand where they looked to move the ball quickly at just about every opportunity and embraced a more chaotic style. It saw Kysaiah Pickett thrive in a five-goal masterclass as the best player on the ground, splitting his time between midfield and forward. “That run and gun through the middle with Pickett – he’s just so quick with ball in hand. And not only is he quick, but he can execute a kick on the run like that. It’s such a great asset for them to use him through that middle of the ground,” Carlton AFLW player Harriet Cordner praised on Kayo Sports commentary. His cousin, Latrelle Pickett, also had some dazzling moments that would’ve got Demons fans seriously excited. More of that from the Pickett cousins in 2026, please! Elsewhere, Jack Steele delivered a strong performance in the midfield in his first showing for Melbourne, while Brody Mihocek kicked the first two goals for Melbourne before his day ended prematurely due to concussion and 2024 mid-season recruit Luker Kentfield kicked three wearing a ‘Batman’ mask.

They're excited in the Club media team; the 'Kozzy 5 goals' video is posted 3 times!

What I took out of Yesterday’s game, was that our new Coach has been able to implement a new Gameplan within a matter of weeks, that the players are obviously all on board with.

Something our previous Coach could not do over 4 Seasons

It stood out like Dogs Balls